It was poetic irony.
The Packers backed into the playoffs on the last day of the regular season. The Cowboys head coach was Mike McCarthy, who earned a Super Bowl title and a .618 regular season winning percentage as Green Bay’s head coach. Jordan Love was making his first NFL playoff start after wrapping up his first season as a starting quarterback. This was the first playoff game for Packers coach Matt LaFleur without former quarterback Aaron Rodgers. And finally, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 2,450 yards with 22 touchdowns and only three interceptions at home this year.